LRD guides and handbook June 2016

Law at Work 2016

Chapter 10

Compensation 


[ch 10: page 353]

Compensation for unfair dismissal has two main elements: a basic award and a compensatory award. There can also be an additional award where a tribunal orders reinstatement and the employer refuses. Awards are not high. The median award for unfair dismissal in 2014-15 was just £6,955.